As a person of faith, I have been horrified to watch Christianity’s fall from grace in mainstream America. The former president’s legacy stands out as an embodiment of what is missing today from our leaders in Congress, and in church.
But it won’t. The word “Christian” doesn’t mean “a person who follows the teachings of christ”, it just means you’re a member of a hyper-authoritarian political club.
I try to live the way Jesus demanded people live. It’s very humanist, almost buddhist, even. But I would never, ever call myself “Christian” because it stands for the opposite of everything Jesus stood for. It’s very decidedly anti-christ.
Yup. I’m of the opinion that that Jesus fellow (at least to the extent we can see in the Bible) was a pretty cool dude. But Christianity seems to reject pretty much all his teachings.
These statistics are difficult to measure accurately but we believe there are about 770,000 homeless Americans and as far as the oracle can tell me there are 350-400k churches. If Christians did Christianity right churches would provide shelter and community integration/engagement for the homeless. Each church only needs to help two people and most congregations have 30+ people.
Christianity could trivially solve homelessness, they just chose not to.
There is not much written about jesus in his teenage years (the years that in our day and age typically correspond to university). It’s speculated he travelled widely and might have reached India, where he learned about Buddhism and Hinduism. There were contacts between the Mediterranean and India as far back as ancient Egyptian times, so it’s not impossible
We’re approaching the same phenomenon from two different angles: the core issue is that there is a major problem with people who are not able to discern objective truth from subjective interpretations.
But it won’t. The word “Christian” doesn’t mean “a person who follows the teachings of christ”, it just means you’re a member of a hyper-authoritarian political club.
I try to live the way Jesus demanded people live. It’s very humanist, almost buddhist, even. But I would never, ever call myself “Christian” because it stands for the opposite of everything Jesus stood for. It’s very decidedly anti-christ.
I was behind a truck yesterday with two bumper stickers. “Jesus Saves” and “Fuck Biden.”
I think that sums up the American Christian.
“Mentally ill narcissist” sums up the average American Christian.
Yup. I’m of the opinion that that Jesus fellow (at least to the extent we can see in the Bible) was a pretty cool dude. But Christianity seems to reject pretty much all his teachings.
These statistics are difficult to measure accurately but we believe there are about 770,000 homeless Americans and as far as the oracle can tell me there are 350-400k churches. If Christians did Christianity right churches would provide shelter and community integration/engagement for the homeless. Each church only needs to help two people and most congregations have 30+ people.
Christianity could trivially solve homelessness, they just chose not to.
At the minimum they should be taxed at the highest bracket. They’re just cult tax shelters for white conservatives.
Homeless people aren’t nearly as evenly distributed as churches are.
Hrm, that’s true. Maybe we could just auction off all the churches to raise funds to house all the homeless people.
There is not much written about jesus in his teenage years (the years that in our day and age typically correspond to university). It’s speculated he travelled widely and might have reached India, where he learned about Buddhism and Hinduism. There were contacts between the Mediterranean and India as far back as ancient Egyptian times, so it’s not impossible
Ever read Lamb: the gospel according to Jesus’s childhood friend, Biff? First place I’d heard of this idea.
I was hoping to see this comment. That book is great, as are most of Christopher Moore’s books.
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I believe therefore I am.
It’s based on the same false assumption that feelings are the same as facts.
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We’re approaching the same phenomenon from two different angles: the core issue is that there is a major problem with people who are not able to discern objective truth from subjective interpretations.
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